We were sad to see the news that guitarist Gary Moore passed away early Sunday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. Moore is best known for his work with Thin Lizzy as well as his career as a solo artist. As of now, no cause of death has been determined. Check out Greg Prato’s obit on RollingStone.com for a look at the life of this unique axe-slinger.
Here’s a quick roundup of six other stories of note…
- Allie Kral and John Oates joined moe. in Colorado
- Prince’s Super Bowl Weekend benefit was a bust
- Audio: Stereogum premieres new Paul Simon song
- JamBase rounds up all the iClips’ Jam Cruise casts
- M. Ward and Jim James sure love their creme brulee
- Carolina Chocolate Drops have shuffled their lineup
Finally, the Disco Biscuits partnership with hip-hop impresario Damon Dash on the BiscoRoc label is set to yield a number of releases this year. First up is the Marc Brownstein-produced full-length debut from young singer McKenzie Eddy in April, which Brownie also co-wrote. Also set to hit stores in 2011 on BiscoRoc will be the Disco Biscuits’ mixtape, SkiBeatz vs. The Disco Biscuits, which will also feature hip-hop artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, Jay Electronica, Mos Def and Jim Jones of the Diplomats rapping over remixes of TDB’s latest album, Planet Anthem and Ski Beatz’s 24 Hour Karate School. The most intriguing project should be the Biscuits’ first, all-original, full length, hip-hop album entitled BiscoRoc.
For a taste of Eddy’s new album, check out the LP’s first single, Retrograde, which is part of her mixtape, A Prelude to My Next Excursion.
